(Editor’s Note: Below is Part 1 of an exclusive interview with the leader of USI Insurance Services’ sports coverage, Shalom Siniula)By Holt HackneyCompeting as a professional rugby player, Shalom Suniula knew all about adjusting on the fly to help his
(Editor’s Note: The following column was written for Sports Litigation Alert by veteran sports lawyer Len Simon, who was recently named a senior writer for Hackney Publications.)Have you heard about the Protect College Sports Act? The massive piece of legislation
In a new study from Mass General Brigham, Boston University (BU), and the Concussion & CTE Foundation, researchers found evidence that at least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named Katreshia Louis-Verrett, J.D., its director of intercollegiate athletics, the university announced.Louis-Verrett, currently deputy athletic director at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will begin her new role Sept. 1. She will
For many people, expertise is measured by certifications, decades of experience and technical accomplishments. For Randy Wall, CEO of Snow Sports Expert and Consulting, one of the biggest breakthroughs in his career came from something more personal: learning that he
A highly respected veteran administrator with extensive Southeastern Conference experience and a law degree from The University of Texas, Lynda Tealer is joining Chris Del Conte’s Texas Athletics executive leadership team as Deputy Athletics Director for Strategic Initiatives and Administration.
Tim Brosnan, a former Major League Baseball executive and a lawyer, has been named the sixth commissioner of the Big East Conference. Brosnan will succeed Val Ackerman, who announced her retirement in April. He will begin his tenure Sept. 1.
Sports and entertainment attorney Christopher Pham will examine the growing wave of litigation surrounding name, image and likeness compensation in college athletics during an Oct. 1 presentation at the Minneapolis Club in Minneapolis.Pham, an attorney with Fredrikson & Byron, will
